The "Taste" of Fall

Hello There!! Labor day is all over and the weather is cooling down from those hot summer days. The leaves are already starting to change color as well. I've started to decorate my home with adorable fall decorations and lighting my "Be Thankful" candle from Yankee Candle! (one of my favorites) So now it looks like fall, smells like fall...but somethings missing....hm. Oh! I got it! We need the "tastes like fall"!!

What better way to "taste" fall than with these adorable Pumpkin Cupcakes?! I was browsing cupcake recipes one night in hopes of finding more creative cupcake flavors other than vanilla, chocolate and red velvet and I stumbled upon this one. These are super cute and you can add things to it like choco chips or different spices...make your own frosting or use the store bought kind. I might sprinkle orange sugar ontop of mine. I'm so excited to try these and I will definitly post pictures when I do!!

Fall colors, Fall scents, Fall Flavors!! Is it just me? Or is everyone else this excited too? :)

Ingredients

 

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1 cup packed light-brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

4 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice; set aside.

2.In a large bowl, whisk together, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin puree.

3.Divide batter evenly among liners, filling each about halfway. Bake until tops spring back when touched, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.

**Picture and Recipe from MarthaStewart.com**